Location: Anywhere in the UK with occasional visits to Brighton office
Salary: £90-100k (Neg DOE) plus bonus, car/allowance and excellent benefits package
Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,400 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.
They have been awarded a 10-year programme of work to deliver non-infrastructure water and wastewater projects for Southern Water.
The Role: A pivotal role within the framework with responsibility for assessing the technical elements of proposed water or wastewater treatment designs, with particular emphasis on their commercial viability and identification of risks involved with each design solution.
Must be prepared to challenge technical and commercial proposals with the capability to offer solutions.
You will report directly to the Head of Technical Management and you will be responsible for programme level technical governance on water projects from initial definition of need through optioneering, solution development, detail design and construction support.
This a role which would appeal to Design Managers, Technical Managers or Engineering Managers who possess excellent commercial and risk assessment skills.
Responsibilities: Provide technical assurance across teams of design managers and discipline design engineers in the development of water and wastewater technical solutions from initial need statement through optioneering, solution development, value engineering, detail design and construction support.
Ensure affordable design solutions are developed within project budget and solution risk is appropriately managed and communicated throughout the solution development process.
Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, design teams, construction staff and supply chain representatives to promote buildability and supply chain efficiency in design outputs.
Ensure sustainable design solutions are completed in accordance with CDM Regulations.
Ensure design solutions meet all the requirements of the programme's systems and governance procedures.
Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.
Experience:
Essential:
Experience of technical project delivery in a design and build environment
Experience in the Water or Wastewater Treatment Industry
Degree in an engineering-related discipline
Must be delivery-driven, able to set targets, with the ability to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives
Technical skills
Able to identify and manage project/programme risk
Able to identify and manage changes to project scope
Desirable:
Chartered Engineer in an engineering-related discipline
Experience of working in Joint Ventures
Experience of offsite manufactured design solutions
Competencies:
Relationship development and working with others to deliver results
Customer focus
Taking ownership to deliver results, demonstrating resilience and drive
Attention to detail
Resourcefulness
Leadership
Performance Measurement
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Commercially astute
Key relationships:
Head of Engineering
Design Managers
Programme Managers
Construction and Delivery Leads
Commercial Teams
Client
Package includes: A competitive salary
Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
Car/car allowance
Bonus
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Health Insurance
Private Medical Insurance
And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc
Key Words:
Design Manager
Design Management
Technical Manager
Technical Management
Technical Governance
Technical Solutions
Proposals Manager
Engineering Manager
Solutions Manager
Solutions Management
Optioneering
Solution Development
Value Engineering
Detail Design
Design & Build
Construction Support
Pre-Construction
Commercial
Project Risk
Programme Risk
Risk Management
Clean Water
Drinking Water
Potable Water
Water Industry
Water Sector
Water Treatment
Wastewater
Waste Water
Sewage
Utilities
Process Development
Anaerobic Digestion
AMP 7
AMP 8
Thames Water
Anglian Water
Southern Water
Severn Trent Water
Anglian Water
United Utilities
Yorkshire Water
South West Water
Salary description
£90000.00 - £100000.00 per year